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Aug
31
2010

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A Change is Coming..

 

I’ve had this blog for a little over a year now and it has been one of the coolest things I’ve ever created (well, my awesome Jonathan technically created the site :)   but I do all the updating and all that wonderful stuff.)  I’ve gained some new followers, met some amazing people and have had some pretty hilarious arguments about sports.  When I first created this site, it was all about my ramblings about anything worth talking about in the world of sports.  Nowadays with the world of Twitter (KishaT) and Facebook, people have been sending me their feedback and ideas through the two prominent outlets.  Nothing wrong with this in the least, but I’ve neglected the lovely Necessary Roughness…which is no bueno.

This is no longer the issue!

In time, things often change and hopefully for the better.  This is exactly what’s going to happen for NR with Kisha.  I’m going to put this blog into a massive makeover (with the help of Jonathan of course).  I’ve gotten some feedback from people after they watched my aha video and suggested the idea of possibly doing some video blogging.  Like a beautiful Tom Brady bomb in the endzone to Randy Moss, it all just came together in my head.  It makes perfect sense: I love talking to people about sports, I’m not camera shy and I think it would be a really cool thing for my readers to see.

This week is the first try of Kisha’s venture into the world of vlogging.  First topic that I’ll be covering? The last Patriots preseason game against the New York Giants of course!

If any of you have experience in this, I’d really appreciate some tips/advice/ ways to make it awesome.

Being the perfectionist that I am, I’ve already researched a few of the top rated vlogs and they are pretty impressive. If mine come out half as decent as those, I’ll be greatly satisfied.

Watch out everyone, this is going to be epic.

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Jul
19
2010

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NFL Offseason = Discovering a New Sport and My aHa Moment

 

Before I go into my recent adventure to a polo match, I wanted to share with you guys one of the COOLEST things I’ve ever been asked to do in the name of sports: Film an aha moment.
If you guys aren’t familiar with what this is, I talked about it in further detail in the prior post.  In short, it’s a campaign created by Mutual of Omaha in support of people who follow their dreams and passions.  As you all know, I’ve always had a love affair with sports and this proved it.

Drum roll please!  Here it is everyone, my aha moment.  They even titled it so perfectly: sports fan woman.  (Click right on the picture to get to the entire video!)

Necessary Roughness: My aha idea!

Thanks to everyone who have ever listened to my rants, gone to a sports bar or been dragged to a sporting event with me.  I love you all :)

Now onto the polo match!

Living in the East Coast has introduced me to sports we never had growing up in South Texas.  Among lacrosse and sailing, polo was another sport that I have only heard about but never had the chance to ever really watch in person.  To my excitement, they still help polo matches in New England!  Early in the week, I received some enticing information about an International Polo match taking place in Portsmouth, Rhode Island which is only a convenient 45 minute drive from Providence. Turns out there is an actual Newport Polo Club and they hold matches every Saturday in the summertime.  With my sister Kara on board for actually attending the match, we started the preparation process.  Of course, being the planner that I am, I did research on the sport.  Ask me about spread offenses or the difference between a 3-4 or 4-3 defense and I could talk your ear off, but ask my what a “period” is called in Polo? I was clueless.  Thanks to YouTube and some awesome videos with heavy accents to help me get the gist of the sport.  Of course, I checked out Wikipedia to see how the site defined it.

[ from Wikipedia] Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team’s goal using a long-handled mallet. The traditional sport of polo is played at speed…

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Jun
30
2010

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I’m having an Aha Moment

 

[ taken from http://lifeinrambles.tumblr.com/)]

…We would love to invite you to share what lead you to share your love of sports with others & start Necessary Roughness, and how your life changed since. I came across your website and think you would have a great story to share!

This is the email I received during a hectic but fun weekend in New York City. It came from the production company that is helping Omaha Mutual travel across the country to film people and their aha moments.  Of course being the skeptic that I am, researched this company and this whole “aha campaign.”  When I arrived at their website, I searched and clicked around.  Why would anyone want to hear my story about how Necessary Roughness with Kisha got started? What’s so special about another sports blog written by another massive sports fan? After watching some of the other moments they had posted, it all made sense.

To my surprise, they had good reasoning as to why my blog was such a perfect example of an aha moment.

Aha Moment – “A moment of clarity, a defining moment where you gain real wisdom – wisdom you can use to change your life.”

Without any hesitation, I agreed to meet the aha crew in downtown Providence to talk about my own moment of self-discovery and clarity.

Little did I know that during this process, I’d come across another moment of my own.

With my background in competing in forensics and speech, I wanted to prep for this speech.  I had bullet points, quotes and references in my brain that I brainstormed with my sister the day before. This speech was going to be spotless and perfect. It’s in my nature, I love preparing and the process of the preparation. Weird, I know.

Something happened though when I sat down on the black stool that so many other people with their very own aha moments sat.  It was as if, for the first time I didn’t need any sort of preparation.  It felt like I was born to sit there and talk about one of the things that I love most: Sports.

With a spontaneous fluidity, my story flowed out of my mouth they only way I would’ve wanted it to. And it came out so perfectly.

I explained that I felt like I was chipping away at this stigma that female sports fans had to deal with.  But that I was doing so in…

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Jun
14
2010

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Mankins and the Patriots: A messy, ugly, bitter break-up | Patriots Insider: Roundtable!

 

Contracts, deals and trades. These three things tend to bring a lot of action the off-season in the NFL. Although I heavily enjoy watching how players’ true desires and motives surface, it’s never fun to see happen within your favorite team.  Case in point, earlier today Patriots  offensive lineman Logan Mankins (32nd pick overall in 2005)  refused to sign his restricted free agent tender  before tonight’s deadline and has pretty much demanded to be traded.

“I want to be traded. I don’t need to be here any more.” - Mankins to ESPN Boston’s Mike Reiss

(Read Mike Reiss’ full article here)

As you can imagine, twitter was blowing up all afternoon with comments about Mankins’ selfishness, burning bridges and bitterness.  This goes without saying that some fans that I’ve spoken to also expressed their unhappiness with the Patriots organization and their chosen way of handling this whole dilemma.  I can’t really say I’ve chosen a side during this whole debacle.

The Patriots offered Mankins about $7 million per year which would place him in the top 5 in salaries in his position.  Not bad, but its obviously not what Mankins had in mind.   He felt lied to, undervalued and mistreated. When I saw the report this afternoon, I felt like I walked into a heated discussion which would eventually lead to a nasty break up.  From the looks of what Mankins said about the organization, this is the end.  So say goodbye to the jolly lumberjack looking offensive lineman from Fresno State. It was fun while it lasted.

Photo from Boston Herald

Here’s what I do know about the Patriots:

  • The word “urgency” means nothing to them.  If their Super Bowl winning quarterback’s contract discussions have just been swiftly pushed aside, what makes you think that an unhappy offensive lineman’s contract is going to be first on the to-do list?
  • It’s not a love affair that they team has with their players…except for maybe Tom Brady.  Besides Brady though, they see the players as part of a business.  That’s it. Never anything personal.
  • A move like this by the Patriots isn’t surprising…at all.

On a more positive note…

Patriots Insider did a cool offseason roundtable discussion with all of their writers.  Of course, I got to include some of my opinions :) This is always fun.

Patriots Insider: Offseason Discussions

Some of the questions we discussed were:

Did the move to part ways with Adalius Thomas surprise you?  Who do you expect to fill that…

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